Total Crime Rate

221.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limborough Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 17th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limborough Road (OX12 9RB) in the last 12 months was 221.1 per 1,000 residents and was 319.0% higher than the Wantage & Grove Brook average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limborough Road (OX12 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ivies —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Limborough Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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